source: Eenadu, May 2, 2007 Endowments department which does not care about protecting temple lands. They did not create separate cells even 7 months after GO was issued. "Revenue department which has hundreds of staff is not able to protect encroachment of temple lands. How can Endowments department with fewer staff protect the temple lands?" This was the...

source: The Hindu, February 25, 2005 By Our Legal Correspondent HYDERABAD, FEB. 24. A Division Bench of the High Court directed that status quo be maintained regarding the lay out of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority in the old jail area.

source: Deccan Chronicle , April 8, 2006 Over 6,000 acres of urban lands belonging to the “gods” are being put up for auction by the endowments department. This decision was taken after the department realised that land sharks had no fear of the gods and were grabbing even “divine” property. After the endowments department...

source: Eenadu, March 30, 2006 7000 ACRES IN PHASE I. SALE TO FETCH Rs. 20,000 CRORES. GREEN FLAG BY THE CHIEF MINISTER. PROCESS TO START IN APRIL: HYDERABAD: NEWSTODAY Even though numerous Mandirs in the State have no one to light Deepam, some have plenty of landed properties. State Government has...

source: New Kerala, April 20, 2006 Visakhapatnam, Apr 20: Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister J C Diwakar Reddy today said there was nothing wrong in selling the vacant temple lands. Talking to newspersons after offering prayers at Sri Varahanrusimha Swamy temple here on the occasion of 'Chandanotsavam,' he said the government had decided to auction...

source: Just Andhra, March 22, 2006 Hyderabad: The fund starved YSR Government, to support its prestigious Jalayagnam, is now eyeing on cash rich Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. The TTD has about Rs.15,00 crores of reserve funds. Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating with an idea to barrow Rs.500 crores from TTD by issuing irrigation bonds. But...